The review commences with the publication of a notice giving details of the review, including when and where comments or representations can be made, for ease we have set our key dates:

Key dates of review

Notice of Review (commencement of review)

Monday, 10th June 2019

Publication of ARO comments

Wednesday, 12 June 2019

End of consultation period

Wednesday, 16 July 2019

Council consideration

Monday, 23rd September 2019

Publication of review result

Monday, 21 October 2019

Publication of the register

Sunday, 1 December 2019

Any elector in the constituency may make a representation in relation to the size and boundaries of polling districts and the location and suitability of polling places. The council also welcomes comments or representations from any Councillors in the area, past or potential candidates, local political parties and any person or body with expertise in access for persons with any type of disability.

On completion of the review the council will publish all correspondence sent and received, details of the results of the review including any issues raised and indeed any changes which have been approved, giving the reasons for its decisions.

What is a Polling District?

A polling district is a geographical sub-division of an electoral area.

For voting purposes, each Parliamentary constituency and every local government ward is divided into one or more polling districts. Wherever possible the polling districts for local government elections mirror that agreed for parliamentary elections.

Mendip is currently divided into 105 Polling Districts, which vary in size and electorate and details can be viewed by following the link at the foot of this page

What is a polling place?

A polling station is where the voting actually takes place and must be located within the polling place designated for the particular polling district.

You can have more than one polling station in a polling place as was the case in many areas for the recent elections.

When deciding which buildings to use as polling places, the Council tries to make sure that they are located as conveniently as possible for the majority of electors and that they are accessible to everyone, particularly anyone with a disability.

Thought must be given, for example, to the distance people have to travel to vote and any barriers to them getting there, such as major roads or rivers.